Op/Ed: Old Refineries Incapable of Manufacturing Enough Light Hydrocarbons to Electrify the World

Only about 10 percent of a 42-gallon barrel of crude oil are light hydrocarbons to make most products in the world.

The zero-emission movement in the wealthy countries is experiencing a “dangerous delusion” of a global transition to “just electricity” that eliminates the use of the three fossil fuels of crude oil, natural gas, and coal, that made society achieve so much in a few centuries. As old refineries accelerate their closure rates in the coming years, new Asia…